Morphological variation of Aechmea distichantha (Bromeliaceae) in a Chaco forest: Habitat and size-related effects

Plant Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 379-391

  Cavallero, L ^a,b,d   Lopez D ^c,e   Barberis, I M ^c,d  

^a LABORATORIO ECOTONO   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE ROSARIO   (Argentina)

^d Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^e Inst Nac de Tecnol Agropecuaria   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bromeliads; Phenotypic plasticity; Plant architecture; Size related variation; Understorey

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BIOMASS ALLOCATION; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT QUALITY; HERB; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PLANT ARCHITECTURE; SIZE EFFECT; UNDERSTORY;

ADAPTATION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BROMELIACEAE; DARKNESS; ECOSYSTEM; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; LIGHT; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAF; SOUTH AMERICA; TREE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOMASS; BROMELIACEAE; DARKNESS; ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; PHENOTYPE; PLANT LEAVES; SOUTH AMERICA; TREES; WATER;

ARGENTINA; CHACO [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

AECHMEA DISTICHANTHA; BROMELIACEAE;

EID: 64349123638     PISSN: 14358603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2008.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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